'nerve-surrounding' originates from the combination of 'nerve' and 'surrounding', where 'nerve' refers to a bundle of fibers transmitting impulses and 'surrounding' means encircling or enclosing.

'nerve' comes from the Latin word 'nervus', and 'surrounding' is derived from the Old French 'suronder', meaning to overflow or flood.

Initially, it meant 'enclosing a nerve', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.